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Junichi Inamoto
Junichi Inamoto
Personal information
Full name Junichi Inamoto
Date of birth (1979-09-18) 18 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Yusui, Kagoshima, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kawasaki Frontale
Number 20
Youth career
1985–1992 Seiei Gakuen SC
1992–1997 Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Gamba Osaka 105 (14)
2001–2002 Arsenal 0 (0)
2002–2004 Fulham 41 (4)
2004–2006 West Bromwich Albion 28 (0)
2004–2005 → Cardiff City (loan) 14 (0)
2006–2007 Galatasaray 25 (0)
2007–2009 Eintracht Frankfurt 43 (0)
2009–2010 Rennes 5 (0)
2010– Kawasaki Frontale 38 (2)
International career‡
1995 Japan U-17 3 (0)
1998–1999 Japan U-20 11 (4)
1998–2000 Japan U-23 15 (5)
2000– Japan 83 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:24, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:52, 16 December 2011 (UTC)
Inamoto playing for Kawasaki Frontale

Junichi Inamoto (稲本 潤一, Inamoto Jun'ichi, born 18 September 1979) is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.

Playing career

Inamoto played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1998. He was then one of many high profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with Arsenal of the Premier League. Inamoto scored two goals for the Japanese national team at the 2002 World Cup, but had already been released by Arsenal shortly before the tournament began.[1] He was then signed by Fulham on a long-term loan deal from Gamba Osaka. Initially he settled well at the London club, garnering good notices as a tough-tackling midfielder with an eye for a spectacular goal. He became a cult favourite quickly, scoring four goals over the two legs of Fulham's Intertoto Cup final against Bologna, scoring once in the first leg[2] and a hat trick in the second.[3] Other notable goals he scored in his time for Fulham include goals against Tottenham Hotspur,[4] Sunderland,[5] Middlesbrough[6] and also in the 3–1 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford in October 2003.[7] He also scored in the FA Cup against Everton[8] which commentator Barry Davies described as "a Japanese peach".[citation needed] However, he sustained a fractured tibia in an international friendly against England, and returned to Gamba Osaka to do promotional work. Fulham were interested in signing him once more, but concerns remained over his recovery from injury.[9]

Inamoto signed with West Bromwich Albion for a decidedly small £200,000 transfer fee, which was only to be paid once he had made an appearance for the Midlands club.[10] However, Gary Megson departed as West Bromwich Albion manager shortly afterwards, and successor Bryan Robson was unsure of the player. Inamoto was loaned to Cardiff City for the latter part of the 2004–05 season,[11] and impressed, being recalled to play a role in West Brom's survival campaign in the Premiership. In 2005–06 he was a regular in the West Brom side, and was called up to the Japan squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first Albion player to play in the tournament for 20 years.[citation needed] Whilst at West Brom Inamoto scored once, an extra time winner in a League Cup tie against former club Fulham on 25 October 2005.[12]

On 31 August 2006, he signed for Galatasaray.[13]

On 29 May 2007 it was revealed that he signed a two-year contract with German club Eintracht Frankfurt, joining on a free transfer.[14] Inamoto was presented in a press conference joining fellow Japanese striker Naohiro Takahara in Frankfurt and was released on 30 May 2009.

On 19 June 2009, French Ligue 1 side Rennes announced the signing of Inamoto.[15] He then signed for Kawasaki Frontale on 11 January 2010.[16]

National team

Career statistics

(correct as of 23 May 2009)

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International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 July 2001 Ōita, Japan  FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Won Friendly Match
2. 4 June 2002 Saitama, Japan  Belgium 2–2 Drew 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
3. 9 June 2002 Yokohama, Japan  Russia 1–0 Won 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage
4. 28 March 2003 Tokyo, Japan  Uruguay 2–2 Drew Friendly Match
5. 9 September 2009 Utrecht, Netherlands  Ghana 4–3 Won Friendly Match

National team statistics

Template:Football player national team statistics |- |2000||14||0 |- |2001||11||1 |- |2002||11||2 |- |2003||10||1 |- |2004||6||0 |- |2005||10||0 |- |2006||4||0 |- |2007||3||0 |- |2008||2||0 |- |2009||4||1 |- |2010||8||0 |- !Total||83||5 |}

Honours and awards

Team honours

Arsenal

Fulham

Japan

Individual honours

  • J-League Best Eleven: 2000
  • Top Goal Scorer for Japan at the 2002 World Cup

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Arsenal release Inamoto". BBC Sport. 10 June 2002. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  2. ^ "Fulham force draw". BBC Sport. 13 August 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Fulham stun Spurs". BBC Sport. 11 September 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Inamoto sees off Sunderland". BBC Sport. 14 September 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  6. ^ "Fulham hold on for win". BBC Sport. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Fulham stun Man Utd". BBC Sport. 25 October 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Fulham 2–1 Everton (aet)". BBC Sport. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Inamoto to leave Fulham". BBC Sport. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  10. ^ "Inamoto signs for West Brom". BBC Sport. 31 August 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  11. ^ "Cardiff snap up Inamoto on loan". BBC Sport. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  12. ^ "Fulham 2–3 West Brom (aet)". BBC. 25 October 2005. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
  13. ^ "Inamoto leaves Baggies for Turkey". BBC Sport. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2007.
  14. ^ "Inamoto kommt" (in German). Kicker. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  15. ^ "Junichi Inamoto rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C." (in French). staderennais.com. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  16. ^ "Inamoto zurück nach Japan". Transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 14 June 2010.

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